Monthly Archives: October 2009

I Poem—-Blackbeard!!!!

I am Blackbeard. I am strong and mysterious. I live in Bath, NC or on the Ocean in my magnificent ship. I wonder how much loot will be on my next capture. I hear sea gull cawing, waves crashing, and … Continue reading

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Double Entry Diary…What If You Met a Pirate? & Jake Carpenter

I like the DED for many reasons. It mainly is because it allows the reader to make connections inside and outside of the story using many different techniques. The DED allows the reader to make connections by using what they … Continue reading

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Integrating Instructional-Level Social Studies Trade Books

This article opened my eyes to the many all so common mistakes that many teachers make when putting books into their classrooms. Often times teachers only have books on the level and above in their classrooms and they forget about … Continue reading

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Shared Readings

As I read this article I learned how to implement different types of reading in my classroom and how to teach children to use the clues in their reading to learn what a word means. Last semester I learn alot … Continue reading

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Judy Brown Article

After reading this article I began to think about my own future classroom. How would I see the things mentioned in this article in my own class? Well the more I thought about it the more I realized that I … Continue reading

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